“Holy Angels is so grateful to our generous community for supporting our mission of love, support and empowerment through this event each year,” Chief Executive Officer Laurie Boswell said. “The late Virginia K. Shehee was one of our biggest supporters. This year’s finalists honor the leadership qualities that she and the founders of Holy Angels held.”

“My motivation for this award was the desire to highlight the women in our community who make a difference," said Harold Turner, Red River Bank chief corporate development officer. "Mrs. Shehee was a friend of mine, and I so admired her ability to quietly make things happen. That is not to say that she could not increase her tone if it were necessary but her desire was to be as low key as possible.

"The nominees and the winners of this award, since its inception, have all been exactly what I hoped this award would show the community. I am excited for the community to meet this year’s Most Influential Women and hear their beautiful stories.”